Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
New Librarian of Congress Appointed
To quote a colleague, “They finally picked a librarian to do a librarian’s job!” She was referring to the recent appointment of a new librarian of Congress. NPR brought this news to us in their article, “Senate Approves Carla Hayden As New Librarian Of Congress.” The Senate approved Dr. Carla Hayden as the next librarian…
Read MoreLook Up
It should come as no surprise that Americans are obsessed with their smartphones. We don’t need a study to tell us; just look around. Network World brought this interesting information to us in their article, “We touch our phones 2,617 times a day, says study.“ However, a study has revealed that the heaviest smartphone users click, tap…
Read MoreDigital Technology Added to Curriculum
New Zealand has realized the important role digital content is playing in our lives and the New Zealand government is prepared to add it to the curriculum lineup for their students. This is the equivalent of putting their money where their mouth is. This interesting information came to us from Stuff in their article, “Digital technology coming…
Read MoreTalking AI
Recently a crowd of 300+ people attended an event titled, “The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Topics and Social Benefit.” The four hour discussion featured 15 different speakers from government and academia. Artificial intelligence is moving from science fiction to everyday life. No longer is it only Hollywood’s conceptual idea; it now belongs to the…
Read MoreThe Ripples of Brexit
Many people around the world woke up on June 24, 2016 wondering how so much could have changed overnight, and what is Brexit? This important information came to us from Outsell in their article, “Brexit and What It Means for the Information Industry.” The important things to know about Brexit are these: Britain voted to leave…
Read MoreWhat’s In A Name?
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are already used in most industries. It may still feel like science fiction, but in reality for a system to be artificially intelligent it needs to be able to think like humans. This is why most computer scientists prefer the term “machine learning.” This interesting information came to us from Marketing Mag in…
Read MoreProviding Enterprise Solutions
Workfront provides cloud-based enterprise work management solutions and with their recently released edition of Workfront DAM, marketers, IT professionals, and other enterprise teams now have the ability to request work and locate once-undiscoverable assets with more speed and ease, the goal being to eliminate hours of wasted time. This interesting information came to us from IT Business…
Read MoreNew Acquisition Makes Content Findable
Elsevier has acquired Hivebench, the flagship product of researcher application developer Shazino. This tool will be integrated into Elsevier’s existing Research Data Management portfolio, resulting in the further enhancement of the researcher experience. PR Newswire brought this news to us in their article, “Elsevier Acquires Laboratory Data Management Tool Hivebench.” Hivebench is a digital laboratory notebook…
Read MoreIntegrity in Partnerships and Data
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer has partnered with HealthCore to provide data normalization services to the California Integrated Data Exchange (Cal INDEX). Business Wire brought this news to our attention in their article, “Health Language Solutions to Drive Semantic Normalization for California Integrated Data Interchange.” Cal INDEX is an independent nonprofit organization founded through seed…
Read MoreFinding Structure Where It Is Needed
Unstructured data has been a problem for a while. Storing it, managing it, and searching it is a challenge. Information Week brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “7 Ways Semantic Technologies Make Data Make Sense.” The volume is easily the biggest challenge. As unstructured data piles up, semantic technologies help organizations drive…
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